When to Hire A Full-Time Salesforce Expert and When to Contract (Part I)

The Salesforce talent marketplace is shifting, expanding, and evolving at the fastest pace I’ve seen in my 15 years of working within the ecosystem. From the rapid growth of the Salesforce independent consultant pool to freelance communities such as UpWork and Fiverr, Salesforce customers have more choice and access to on-demand and experienced talent than […]

What You Should Know About Hiring On-Demand Salesforce Developers

There are many scenarios where a Salesforce customer would need the specialized skills of a Salesforce developer. Whether it’s customizing a Salesforce environment to a particular use case or business need, automating a specific process, developing mobile apps or products on Force.com, or integrating multiple systems with Salesforce, employing the right development talent is key […]

Tips for Reducing your Salesforce Technical Debt

Creating technical debt for your Salesforce system isn’t the end of the world; it’s an unavoidable necessity. Ward Cunningham, the American computer programmer who coined the term, maybe said it best back in 1992:  “Shipping first-time code is like going into debt. A little debt speeds development so long as it is paid back promptly […]

2021 Will Be Another Game-Changing Year for the Salesforce Ecosystem

Listen, 2020 was not easy on anyone. But through the tragedies, uncertainty, and upheaval to just about every aspect of normal life, there were some major positive changes that will have long-lasting effects on how we work, learn, and build community, especially in the Salesforce ecosystem.  2020 forced three major shifts With the pandemic forcing […]

Dreamforce to You 2020: 10K “From Project to Program” Webinar Recap

As with nearly every aspect of our lives in 2020, this year’s Dreamforce was far from what any of us would have predicted. Salesforce, however, pulled off a value-packed lineup and we’re honored to have shared this year’s virtual event with some of the ecosystem’s brightest talent.    For this year’s “Dreamforce to You” experience, 10K […]